Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide)

Wish I could give this 10 stars! I loved her first book, and love this one even more. I particularly benefited from "lobby for your hobbies", which is something I always struggled to do. My favorite imagery was when she suggested that if you are someone motivated by money to envision Scrooge McDuck rolling around in loot because I remember being 4 years old and being fascinated by that scene. On top of that, there's references to Who's the Boss and Alvin and the Chipmunks - which entirely speak to my childhood. Once again, I lover her advice because she straight up tells you, if you don't like it, you don't have to do it. When discussing several strategies for getting a difficult chore done, she finally says at the end "Is this sh*t worth it to you or not? If not, go ahead and cross it off your list. Whatever, no skin off my teeth". I will read anything she writes.... anything.

Shot straight from the hip, no holds barred. But she's like one of those people you can call you ugly and you like her anyway. Doesn't preach, doesn't present herself as holier-than-thou (doncha hate that??) but more like a big sister who decides to take you aside (by the scruff of your shirt!) and give you the what-for how-come speech that mom overlooked. I laughed out loud several times, even when I none too sheepishly recognized myself as guilty in her analogies. One con, to me anyhow. Sometimes, using expletives provides the jar or shock to get someones attention or make a point. In my opinion, it's overused, in this book and her others. After awhile, I stopped hearing the content, and began muttering under my breath..."Okay, be done now, not lending to your point here." Still, I think it's well worth the read. I also believe this is the best of her three books.

Sarah Knight has a beautiful command of the English language so I don't understand why she felt the book needed to be peppered with profanity. It was tough to let it slide especially in the beginning. I don't use that type of language and really don't know many who do. Wowza! I would have read the book without the profanity so it wasn't necessary. It didn't add any impact so it was a useless gesture. Minus the cursing, the book was good although it was geared toward younger people and I applaud Knight on that because it is usually younger people who don't have their sh*t together. I pretty much have my sh&t together but I still found the book helpful because sometimes even those of us who do have it together struggle from time to time. Every chapter is not for everyone and I did skip two chapters - email and another chapter that didn't pertain to me. Ironically, the part of the book I liked the best was the heartfelt story about her struggle with eating disorders and that was the ONE and only section that had zero profanity. Maybe the entire book would have felt more serious without the vulgar language? Just a thought. (P.S. I bought the book not knowing about the language.)

After spending my second month being functionally homeless, living somewhere between a series of guest rooms and my car, I splurged on a last minute trip back home to smoosh my neice's face. I was casually sipping my airport margarita and passing through the bookstore, when I made eye contact with "Get Your Sh*t Together" for the first time. My first reaction was to yell "don't tell me what to do!" and clutch my boozy sippy cup to my chest. But the subtitle won me over. I *do* kinda wanna do stuff... I read the first 100 pages before I got to my parents' house. That sh*t sounded easy. I have that sh*t together. I love my job, my emails are brief, I know how long it takes me to shower and shave (8-12 minutes, depending on my vertical cut-off point). That night, I tore into the tough sh*t. And let me tell you, it is some tough sh*t. Money? Relationships? Achk. DONT MAKE ME DO THIS, SARAH. But I kept reading. Because, c'mon. You spent $20 dollars on this thing. It's just a book. Who raised you? So I stayed up until about 3:00 am. Most of that spent reading, but at least an hour spent staring at the ceiling fan and thinking about page 160. I finished the book on my flight back to my current "home" this morning. Between the time spent with my family and reading this book, this weekend has been life changing. I am going into the next few weeks knowing that I can get sh*t done, as long as I break it down into manageable pieces. Step, by step. Moving toward what's best for me, so I can finally get my sh*t together. -Alvin (with a strong Simon rising)

This is the first book I've read by this author and I LOVED it. But I do love this kind of in-your-face, quit-ur-b*tchen advice. She is funny and right on. Loved that this is practical, easy to read and follow. Do what Knight says and at least you can say you're focused and moving (hopefully forward). Highly recommend to anyone who needs a kick in the pants and help to organize your life.

This is the first book I read from this amazing writer. I love the way she transmits the message, funny as F$*# LOL, straight to the point without messing around or using soft words to not hurt feeling. If you know that you need to get your sh#$t together you are not expecting a soft word. You need a Hell of scream to wake up and this is the book for that but laughing tons during your personal transformation totally recommended.

First off: I say that this book is more for people who are looking for advice around how to completely do a 180 on life. After reading it, I was already mildly working on certain areas in the book, and the book didn't deepen my skills on knowledge in those areas. Each section of the book was more like an introduction to the ideas but not sustainable information or guides. Secondly, even for people who might find this book as a really useful jumping off point, I believe that to be all it is. It is less about "HOW" to get your shit together, and more about what "getting your shit together" looks like. No one subject is really given much depth. Third, I'm sorry, but I really didn't enjoy the authors conversations. To be clear, I love curse words and subverting politeness just as much as the next metal head loving millennial, however; there was WAY too much emphasis on references that will completely date this book for future readers. The ENTIRE book goes off the premise that the reader is enjoying the metaphor of Alvin and the Chipmunks that quickly loses its charm, and sometimes feels like a stretch when trying to narrow all possible personality types into 3 characters. Finally, the author just always felt like she was tooting her own horn about her life view, when she made some close minded hetero normative comments herself in the book, while taking moments to make fun of it. I think what the author did here is good for people who really need to START to get their shit together, but if you feel you have a moderate grasp on stuff, graduate to books with more long-lasting content. Good intro, not for me. I think the author has some growing to do as a writer.

This book is a great resource for people who aren't quite in need of mental health care but still need a little life support. Easy to read. Humorous and helpful. Recommended to purchase the journal to help you stay on task and get more from the book!

Quality packaging and great professionalism

I bought this book as a gift for one of my grown children who was at a crossroad in his life. Before I gave it to him, I read a bit and I was hooked.Ms. Knight has a very entertaining "voice" and this book is packed with a step-by-step program of how to stop floundering in unhappiness and identify your real goals - those that have been on your life's wish list - and how to realistic go after them and attain them. I loved this book so much, I kept it for myself (*blush) and ordered three more to gift to each of my grown children, who in turn, all reported that they found it to be a great motivational as well as entertaining read. Highly recommended!

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Super bueno el libro & lo que comparte la escritora con sus lectores. Me encanto! Llego en menos tiempo de lo esperado. El único pero, es que me llego un poco sucio, como si lo hubieran tenido fuera de empaque por algunas semanas..... pero lo limpie lo mejor que pude & el contenido es lo importante.

Ich liebe die Bücher von Sarah Knight. Ihr Schreibstil ist so gut und lustig. Ganz viele Unterthemen helfen einem super schnell durchs ganze Buch. Der strukturelle Aufbau gefällt mir ebenfalls. Man kann natürlich auch durchs Inhaltsverzeichnis blättern und spezifische Themen raussuchen und random durchs Buch blättern. Wirklich eins der besten Life-Guide Books da draußen, das dich wieder zusammen puzzlet!